If you are interests movies released at 1978 you can click at year. Eric cord is a college student whose average life comes to an end on the night that his roommate ted hands him a gun loaded with silver bullets. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Everything else in this supernatural drama set in 19th century paris is legit excellent.
Before perishing in the flames the countess puts a curse on daninsky and his descendants. Read the legend of the werewolf movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Most of these full moon grindhouse releases have good picture quality not. Bearing no resemblance to universals 1935 film the werewolf of london, the wolf man was given a whole new look and treatment by the studio. Legend of the werewolf 1975 on the trail of a fiend who kills during the full moon, a police officer is led to a french zoo and its keeper. Little known by most horror fans this peter cushing classic is a lot of weird fun. An average horror movie not gory but remember it was a madefortv movie. In central europe, mid c19th, a baby boy is suckled and reared by wolves.
The legend of the werewolf,starring peter cushing full movie. The legend continues 1985 deleted video boggy creek ii deleted video. Legend is a well paced, blackly humorous, creepy and ohsovery british slice. Werewolf is an american horror series, and one of the original shows in the fox networks broadcast lineup during its inaugural season of 19871988 the show follows the adventures of eric cord john j. Legend of the werewolf was one of three films produced by englands. Legend of the werewolf directed by freddie francis. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Legend of the werewolf 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Legend of the werewolf dvd movie video at cd universe, a travelling circus in 19th century france adopts and showcases a feral wolf boy, who grows into adulthood only.
Even for a horror film, this one doesnt make a lot of sense. The run time says 79 minutes but the movie itself runs over 90. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Legend of the werewolf is a 1975 british tyburn film productions horror film directed by.
One night, etoile changes into a wolfman under the influence of the full moon, and kills a circus member, tiny. Steven ritch plays duncan marsh, who after being seriously injured. This change usually occurs during or because of a full moon, but not always. Whitley streibers 1978 native americanthemed novel of the same name. Ted is a werewolf who has been killing people, and tells eric to kill him, seeing this as his only way out. Legend of the werewolf 1975 freddie francis releases. The video and audio quality is that of a nice vhs rip, which is about what you would expect. Legend of the white werewolf series by crystal dawn. Mar 12, 2011 as the name suggests, the shape these creatures take on is that of a wolf. Full moon coincides with the arrival of a pack of wolves. The title character has had a great deal of influence on hollywoods depictions of the legend of the werewolf. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror by horace mah. Each film has its merits, but this little seen film has a better tempo to its more languidly paced halfbrother.
How do you merge two such differing families together each with an agenda of their own. Monstercreature feature full length horror movies youtube. He become a werewolf and begins to kill off people. Peter cushing, ron moody, and david rintoul in legend of the werewolf 1975 peter cushing, ron moody, and david rintoul in legend of the werewolf 1975.
On the trail of a fiend who kills during the full moon, a police officer is led to a french zoo and its keeper. The first documented werewolf attack was in germany in 1591. Legend of the werewolf 1974 legend of the werewolf could be seen as the film which killed off the gothic horror industry in this country for good, coming as it did right when the whole thing was in rapid decline. Legend of the werewolf, plague of the werewolves movie. Legend of the werewolf 1975 freddie francis synopsis.
The history of the werewolf legend has sprung up independently or spread to virtually every area of the earth. Werewolves are, according to some legends, people who morph into. A travelling circus in 19th century france adopts and showcases a feral wolf boy, who grows into. Scream of the wolf is a 1974 american madefortelevision horrorthriller film starring peter graves and clint walker and directed by dan curtis. Legend of the werewolf 1975 cast and crew moviefone. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. Its unclear exactly when and where the werewolf legend originated. He runs off to paris, where he develops a jealous, overprotective crush on a prostitute, leading him to attack her client, incurring a pursuit by a. Find release information for legend of the werewolf 1975 freddie francis on allmovie. Full moon fever is listed or ranked 54 on the list list of all.
Sep 11, 2015 legend of the werewolf has been out of print for over 25 years and has never seen a digital release. This film also has one of the best endings to a werewolf film ever. Although endore is not credited, aspects of guy endores classic werewolf novel the werewolf of paris are present in the film. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror. Will reggie be able to control ronnie and find happiness. All of the werewolf transformations and attacks are pretty terrible, comprised primarily of time lapse fake hair application, red pov werewolf cam, and close up insert shots of bared fangs. A complete history of werewolf movies the gloaming.
Legend of the werewolf is a 1975 british horror film directed by freddie francis. He was tortured until he confessed to the murder of. Fantom flix monster movies, creature features youtube. It is an adaptation of whitley striebers 1978 novel. Legend of the werewolf cast starring peter cushing, hilary farr, john harvey, michael ripper, roy lansford. Ron moody and david rintoul in legend of the werewolf 1975 peter cushing and roy castle in. Click on all werewolf movie titles in this list of werewolf films to learn more about the film. This story tells of the daughter of an aristocratic london mobster from the west end and what happens when reggie meets her. List of over 150 werewolf movies i love werewolves. A refugee woman gives birth to a child in the forest on a full moon. Each werewolf film recommended here illustrates how effective and. Years later he is captured and becomes the star attraction of a travelling sideshow. A look at the obscure 1975 british werewolf movie one of the rarest of lycanthropecentric films is the unfortunately late, oscarwinning british cinematographer david lynch s the elephant man and noted horror filmmaker dracula has risen from the grave, tales from the crypt freddie francis little discussed 1975 hammeresque wolfman shocker legend of the werewolf. Although released in uk cinemas, in the us it was released on vhs only.
Four centuries later, waldemar daninsky accidentally shoots a gypsy while hunting a wolf. A sort of list of werewolves throughout history in literary form. Timeline of werewolf fiction books werewolves through. York, a college student transformed into a werewolf who undergoes a quest to rid himself of his curse by killing the apparent originator of his bloodline, a drifter named janos skorzeny. Legend of the werewolf, plague of the werewolves 1975. Legend of the werewolf 1975 letterboxd your life in film. Inspired by legend, the movie starring tom hardy as reginald and ronald kray. Legend of the werewolf 1975 cast and crew on the trail of a fiend who kills during the full moon, a police officer is led to a french zoo and its keeper. The history of the werewolf legend historic mysteries. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. My favorite horror movie poster and cover art are from this movie. See what information about this film we collected at our service. Legend of the werewolf dvd, 2017 for sale online ebay. While movies focusing on the genre date well back over 50 years, it is within the past 20 or so years that werewolf movies have really been prominent in popular culture. It is also one of the oldest legends of human monsters in recorded history. At long last, the tyburn horror movie from 1975, legend of the werewolf is on dvd. I remember when this movie first aired on tv, i liked it then and i still like it to this day. This may 31,2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of deathmoon. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The werewolf of woodstock 1974 tvm, death moon 1978 and full eclipse. The legend of the werewolf was produced by tyburn productions, the same people who made 1975s the ghoul, also with peter cushing. Directed by freddie francis and released by british tyburn films.
Legend is a well paced, blackly humorous, creepy and ohsovery british slice of rougharoundthe edges, modestly budgeted gothic horror. Dogs were sent upon a wolf that turned out to be a man named peter stubbe. Metamorphoses by ovid features king lycaon arcadia greek mythology, arcadian king lycaon killed and served zeus son to him in a meal. A travelling circus in 19th century france adopts and showcases a feral wolf boy, who grows into adulthood only to kill the oneman band. We find out more about ariel and continue to follow her struggle to prevent anyone from taking advantage of her family. Although many involved in the making of these films have been associated with the house of hammer, it is obvious that. Our picks for the top 25 best werewolf movies of all time is a great list of movies for all you horror and werewolf fans. Legend of the werewolf is a wonderful example of british horror filmmaking, that more oftenthannot takes a backseat to the more popular curse of the werewolf. Although there were four silent films entitled the wolf man 1915, 1918, 1924 and. You can also check other movies in the same genres by click at genre name. Featuring oscar winning fx by makeup legend rick baker and an excellent.
Where the legend originated can only be guessed by what humans have taken care to. Le film legend of the werewolf 1975 vostfr admin 20170430t00. It initially bombed at the box office, but its influence has since grown and it is now considered a minor classic. The indisputable high point of werewolf movies was the 1941 the wolf man, starring lon chaney jr.
Our best werewolf movie picks include the wolf man, an american werewolf in london, ginger snaps, underworld, bad moon, and the howling to list a couple. A man goes on vacation to hawaii in an area where his grandfather once worked as a missionary. With peter cushing, ron moody, hugh griffith, roy castle. A company called cheezy films is responsible, which seems either appropriate or insulting, depending.
The woman screaming through clawed fabric is terrifying and tells you what youre getting into before you watch it. The film also offers a good score composed by harry robinson who also scored many of hammers films in the 70s. Brian thompson, later to become ubiquitous in both tv and film among a million other roles, he played the night slasher in cobra, then became the principal bad guy, playing nicholas remy, a 2,000 yearold werewolf with mad conductor hair. Legend of the werewolf has been out of print for over 25 years and has never seen a digital release. Little does he know, his grandfather was cursed by a voodoo clan while there and all male descendants. So as far as a dvd version of this film, this is the best ive found, so far.
Where did the myth of the werewolf originate answers. As halloween approaches john begins to dream of his half sister jamie alexia maria. Mater newcastle hospital, a full moon brings out the beast in many humans. Based on the novel of the same name by gary brandner, the film follows a television newswoman sent to a remote mountain resort after a near fatal incident with a serial killer, unaware that the residents are werewolves. Le film legend of the werewolf 1975 vostfr film complet. The werewolf is a mythological animal and the subject of many stories throughout the worldand more than a few nightmares. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. This tyburn screenplay is by the same writer of hammers curse of the werewolf 1961. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be. In mid19th century france, a wolfchild eventually ends up a zookeeper in parisbut can he keep his own beast caged. He runs off to paris, where he develops a jealous, overprotective crush on a prostitute, leading him to attack her client, incurring a pursuit by a determined police. Smashwords legend of the white werewolfa series by crystal. Columbias the werewolf is not nearly as generic as its title would suggest. Another popular horror film is an american werewolf in london, released in 1981.
The 1935 werewolf of london is widely cited as the first film to establish the classic rules of movie werewolves. Werewolves of london is a popular song written by warren zevon in 1978. The curse of the werewolf is a 1961 british horror film based on the novel the werewolf of paris by guy endore. Legend of the werewolf is a 1975 british tyburn film productions horror film directed by freddie francis. With a big smile on her face, jamie lee curtis took the stage at cinemacon in las vegas to show the first trailer to halloween, the upcoming sequel to john carpenters classic 1978 horror. Pages in category werewolves in film the following 145 pages are in this category, out of 145 total. Legend of the werewolf 1975 horror movie directed by. You can also check other movies with the same cas or with the same writer and director. Apr 24, 20 this is the second book in the legends of the white werewolf series. No one knows exactly where the legend of the werewolf originated, but people. Nov 30, 2016 below is a list of popular werewolf fiction books. Apr 07, 20 legend of the werewolf is a wonderful example of british horror filmmaking, that more oftenthannot takes a backseat to the more popular curse of the werewolf. What image remains on the werewolf woman dvd is sharper than this, but its a different, european cut, which is longer, but not as entertaining as the shorter, american cut. Top 25 best werewolf movies list best ranked werewolf.